From the Fall 1967 issue of the Hawai‘i Guardsman Lieutenant Colonel George Shiel McEldowney, veteran Army National Guard officer and former commander of the Big Island’s 2nd Infantry Battalion, 29th ...
Read More Check Six – 1967: Lt. Col. George McEldowney Retires
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Eli Ichishita served as the Department of Defense’s State Personnel Officer for many years. On August 9, 2021, there was a retirement luncheon at Hee Hing Restuarant. Among the many ...
Read More Check Six – 2012: Old Friends at Lunch
This undated photograph shows a North American Aviation F-86E Sabre on the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa campus. The 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned from Republic Aviation F-47N Thunderbolts into the jet ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1950s: Pilot Recruiting
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew with the Marines from Marine Corps Base Hawaii during the F-4 Phantom era. This undated photograph shows a typical end of exercise beer and pupu ...
Read More Check Six – 1980s: Exercise Parties
This undated photograph shows four Airmen in an office setting. Based on the uniforms, this was in the 1950s when the 199th Fighter Squadron was located in Area 65 on ...
Read More Check Six – 1950s: Early Airmen in the Shop
Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Lt Col Harold T. (“Slim”) Mattos donned a Santa Claus suit ...
Read More Check Six – 1969: Community Service Project
This photograph shows members to the 154th Support Group during a party during the June 2004 UTA weekend. They were watching some of the unit games during the party. The ...
Read More Check Six – 2004: 154th Mission Support Group Party
This undated photograph show two F-102 Delta Daggers in a formation banking right. This was early in the conversion period because the aircraft vertical stabilizers do not even have the ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1960s: Deuce Two Ship
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Douglas B-26 Invaders from 1946 until the early 1950s. The Squadron had four Invaders assigned. The squadron was briefly known as the 199th Fighter-Bomber Squadron – July ...
Read More Check Six – 1952: 199th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
This undated photograph shows a “trespasser” being detained by the Air Police in Area 65, next to a 199th Fighter Squadron F-86 Sabre jet. Flightline security has become an increased ...
Read More Check Six – 1950s: Flightline Security
